Source
in models of communication, a person who creates and send a message to receivers.
Message
Verbal or nonverbal ideas that source conveys through the communication process.
Encode
to choose verbal or nonverbal symbols to organize and deliver one's message.
Verbal symbols
Spoken, written, or recorded words a source uses to convey a message.
Nonverbal symbols
Means of communication without using words. Examples include gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, and images.
Channel
The medium through which a source delivers a message, such as projecting one's voice, using a microphone, broadcasting on the airwaves, or streaming on the internet.
Receivers
One who processes a message to perceive its meaning.
Decode
To interpret a message by making sense of a source's verbal and nonverbal symbols.
Noise
An interference by sound.
Transaction
A communicative exchange in which all participants continuously send and receive messages.
Feedback
The receiver's response to a message
Shared Meaning
the mutual understanding of a message between speaker and audience
Culture
Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
Worldview
A person's view of the world, consisting of the set of beliefs on which he bases his life.
critical thinking
thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
Ethics
the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions